staging
n. C / Un. the way a play or show is organized and presented on a stage. It also refers to a private area where computer programmers test their work before showing it to the public.
n. the process or manner of presenting a play or performance on stage; in software development, a pre-production environment used for testing before final deployment.
The staging of the new musical was very impressive.
After the developers finished the new features, they pushed the code to staging to ensure there were no bugs.
The director's minimalist staging of the classic tragedy allowed the audience to focus entirely on the actors' performances rather than on elaborate scenery or special effects.
By surface analysis, stage + -ing.
Uncountable when referring to the general process of theater production; countable when referring to a specific instance or a technical environment.